[NCLA] - June Meeting This Thursday Night

Newton Conservative Liberty Alliance

(Covington, GA - 17 June 2014) A local grassroots group, the Newton Conservative Liberty Alliance , is meeting this Thursday evening, June 19, at 7:00 P.M. at Square Perk Cafe on the Covington Square to discuss lowering Newton County's taxes with the looming budget deadline. The NCLA is asking for input from the citizens of Newton County to help with its goal of reducing taxes and government spending in Newton County. The group will briefly discuss the proposed Hwy 278 Community Improvement District (CID) as well.

Also, the alliance will be taking up a collection for the Newton Community Food Pantry and will honor its director, Rosalee Thompson, for her wonderful dedication to helping and feeding Newton's families in need.

Founded in 2013, the Newton Conservative Liberty Alliance is a grassroots group dedicated to America's founding principles of liberty and lower taxes. Learn more about the group at its Facebook page: Newton Conservative Liberty Alliance

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Google Map listing of Square Perk: https://goo.gl/maps/p4J5Y

GA State House 112 Forum a Great Success!

Post by Newton Conservative Liberty Alliance.

Georgia House District 112 Candidate Forum This Friday Evening

The Newton Conservative Liberty Alliance and The Covington News will be hosting a forum Friday for state representative candidates for District 112.

The forum will begin at 7 p.m. Friday at Peachtree Academy’s Covington location, 14101 U.S. Highway 278.

District 112 contains the bulk of eastern Newton County and all of Morgan County, and the seat is being vacated by Rep. Doug Holt, R-Social Circle, after a 10-year run.

The three candidates who have qualified for this race are Newton County residents Aaron Brooks and Ester Fleming and Morgan County resident Dave Belton, all Republicans.

Brooks and Belton have confirmed they will attend, while Fleming won’t be attending due to a prior commitment. For in-depth bios on all three candidates, visit CovNews.com.

Candidates will plan to stay after the forum to meet with constituents.

The News and Liberty Alliance are seeking questions from readers and constituents. Feel free to post questions on either organization’s Facebook site, to email news@covnews.com or newtonconservativeliberty@yahoo.com. Or message the NCLA or Covington News on Facebook.

[NCLA Action Alert] - 2/26/14: Contact your BOC Representation in re County Attorney Situation

In light of recent events – Newton County becoming the only county out of 159 in Georgia to have a full-time Commission Chair, County Manager, and Asst. County Manger, and this past weekend’s revelation in the Covington News that County Attorney Wm. Thomas Craig was paid over $820,000 in 2013 - the Newton Conservative Liberty Alliance had decided that the best course of action for the Newton Co. taxpayer is to engage in an active and intense campaign of contacting your respective Board of Commissioners (BOC) representatives and the BOC Chair, Keith Ellis.

Please contact these elected officials and let your voice be heard.

Main phone number for the Newton Board of Commissioners: 678-625-1200
- Keith Ellis - Chair - 770-401-6801
- John Douglas - District 1 - 404-375-1234
- Lanier Sims - District 2 - 404-787-2852
- Nancy Schultz - District 3 - 770-337-7562
- JC Henderson - District 4 - 770-866-3261
- Levie Maddox - District 5 - 770-595-3179

February 18, 2014: Newton Co. Board of Commissioners Meeting on Asst. Co. Manager Position; BOC Agenda

Newton Conservative Liberty Alliance

The Newton Co. (GA) Board of Commissioners will be meeting this evening, Tuesday February 18th, at the Historic Covington Courthouse on the Square at 7PM. Tonight will be the meeting where the BOC is to set to formally approve the creation of and salary of the position of Assistant County Manager.

As has been documented, Newton County is one of two counties out of 159 in Georgia that have both a full-time Commission Chair and a full-time County Manager. If they approve this tonight, then it widely believed that Newton will have the distinction of being the only county in Georgia to have the previous positions in addition to a full-time assistant manager. All three of these positions will each be paid over $80,000 per year plus benefits.

Certainly it seems that the majority of Newton Co. taxpayers are against this, but the Newton BOC seems intent on making it happen. It's up to us - the citizens - to hold our elected officials accountable. Please attend tonight's meeting and let your voice be heard.

There is also a workshop planned in the lower level meeting room about what direction to go with Newton Co's governmental structure. This is scheduled for 6PM.

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Here is the official agenda of tonight's meeting:

NEWTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

1124 Clark Street

Covington, Georgia

REGULAR MEETING

February 18, 2014

AGENDA

Thought for the day…

“Men are born to succeed, not to fail.”

                                                                                             Henry David Thoreau

7:00 P.M.         A.  Call to Order: Chairman Keith Ellis

                        B.  Invocation:

                        C.  Pledge of Allegiance: Newton County ROTC

                        D.  General Administration:

                        1.         Chairman’s Report

2.         County Manager’s Report

           

                        3.         Citizen Comments

1-7                   4.         County Clerk: Approval of BOC Minutes dated February 4, 2014

                                   

Hand-out          5.         County Clerk: Approval of ES Minutes dated February 4, 2014

                                                           

8-12                 6.         Administrative: Request Approval for Square Park Permanent

Changes

13-22               7.         EMA: MOU between Newton County EMA & Newton County

Amateur Radio Emergency Service

            a. Update on Early Warning System

23-24               8.         Senior Services/DFACS: Resolution R021814 – Community

Service Block Grant for $150,000 – Permission to Apply

9.         Administrative: Approval of Assistant County Manager Job Description

10.       Administrative: Approval of Assistant County Manager Salary

11.       Administrative: Employee Personnel Policy Revision – Paragraph 3.309 Inclement Weather

25-38               12.       Development Services/GIS: Acceptance of USGS Grant in the

amount of $15,000

39-59               13.       Development Services:  O-021814 - Administrative Permit

Procedure Control Ordinance

7:30 p.m.          ZONINGS

60-68               14.       Case Number: APP14-000006   

            Name: Troy Bledsoe, Planning Commissioner District One

            Original Case Number: VAR13-000149

            Name of Applicant: Liberty Marts LLC

            Address of Property: 387 Highway 11

            Tax Parcel:  112-116A

            District One     

15.       Commissioner’s Comments

16.       Executive Session

17.       Adjourn

Newton Conservative Liberty Alliance Meeting This Thursday, February 13

NEWTON CONSERVATIVE LIBERTY ALLIANCE

Local Grassroots Group Meeting This Thursday; Congressional Candidate Gary Gerrard to Speak

(Covington, GA – 11 February 2014) A local conservative grassroots group, the Newton Conservative Liberty Alliance (NCLA), is meeting this Thursday evening, February 13, at 7PM at Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church located at 55 Hwy 229 (corner of Hwy 278 and Hwy 229) for its monthly meeting.

The group is very excited to have Gary Gerrard, an attorney from Lexington, GA and a Republican candidate for U.S. House (10th district), as their featured speaker. Mr. Gerrard will be discussing what he sees as "a crisis like never before" in our country and his ideas and solutions for getting things fixed in Washington D.C. You can learn more about Mr. Gerrard at his webpage: www.gerrardforcongress.com.

Also speaking to the group will be Doug Kidd who is running as a Republican candidate for the Georgia Public Service Commission. One of Kidd's main priorities for the PSC would be "to push for stronger ethics rules for the commission." You can learn more about Mr. Kidd by visiting his webpage at: www.dougkidd.com.

There will be Q & A sessions with each speaker as well. 

Also on Thursday evening, the NCLA will be recognizing and honoring Rosalee Thompson, Director of the local Newton Community Food Pantry, for her service and commitment to the local community.

Finally, the group will spend some time discussing the current county budget situation and creating a citizen's committee to work on a proposal to be submitted to the Newton County Board of Commissioners detailing a plan to reduce the county's budget so that the millage rate can be lowered this year.

To learn more about the NCLA, please visit their Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/NewtonConservativeLibertyAlliance

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Agenda for the February 4th Newton BOC Meeting

NEWTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

1124 Clark Street

Covington, Georgia

REGULAR MEETING

February 4, 2014

AGENDA

Thought for the day…

Our Foundation is Integrity, Our Style is Teamwork and Our Goal is Excellence…

7:00 P.M. A. Call to Order: Chairman Keith Ellis

B. Invocation: Rev. Ronny Brannen, Prospect UMC

C. Pledge of Allegiance:

D. General Administration:

1. Chairman’s Report

2. County Manager’s Report

3. Citizen Comments

4. Old Business: Renaming Portion of Hwy. 278 @ I-20 East to

Stanton Springs Parkway (tabled from January 21st

1-7 5. County Clerk: Approval of BOC Minutes dated January 21, 2014

6. County Clerk: Approval of ES Minutes dated January 21, 2014

7. Appointment: Senior Services Board – District Three

8-11 8. Acceptance of Community Protection Grant (Prescribed burn for

Bear Creek Reservoir property) Georgia Forestry Commission

9. Approval for timber cruising @ Bear Creek Reservoir & Landfill

Site – Mack Barber

12-16 10. 2011 SPLOST Funds – District Four

11. Update: Miracle Field

17 12. Gateway Designation Grant (ALMON RD)

18 13. Gateway Designation Grant (HWY. 278 & I20 EAST)

14. Transportation: Permission to bid Alcovy Trestle Intersection

Improvement (2005 SPLOST)

15. ALCOHOL LICENSE:

Final Reading

CVS Pharmacy #8419

4192 Salem Road

Covington, GA 30016

Owner: Georgia CVS Pharmacy, LLC

District Two

16. Commissioner’s Comments

17. Executive Session

18. Adjourn

Newton Co. BOC Meeting Tonight at the Historic Covington Courthouse

The Newton County Board of Commissioners will be meeting this evening, Tuesday January 21, for their regularly scheduled board meeting. They meet at the Historic Courthouse on the Covington Square (1124 Clark St. Covington, GA 30014) at 7PM. You can call the BOC Clerk, Jackie Smith, at 678.625.1202 to get an agenda and any other pertinent information.

Part of the NCLA's main strategy is trying to remain engaged with our local politicians and acting as local activists and taxpayer advocates. The more of us who attend these meetings, the better. Hope some of you can make it. 

Here's the Agenda:


NEWTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

REGULAR MEETING

1124 Clark Street

Covington, Georgia

January 21, 2014

AGENDA


7:00 P.M.
A. Call to Order: Chairman Keith Ellis

B. Invocation: Rev. Ronny Brannen, Prospect UMC

C. Pledge of Allegiance:

D. General Administration:

1. Old Business:

2. Chairman’s Report

3. County Manager’s Report

4. Citizen Comments

12-17 5. County Clerk: Approval of BOC Minutes dated

January 7, 2014

6. Administration: Succession Planning

7. Administration: To declare fire truck as surplus property

18 8. Fire Services: Tanker/Appartus Requst Update

A. Department Training Update

9. Administration: Renaming portion of Hwy. 278 @ I-20 to

Stanton Springs Parkway

19 10. Qualifying Fees: Set Qualifying Fees for 2014 Election

20-21 11. Juvenile: Approval to accept grant/from Council of Juvenile

Court Judges of Georgia - $1,000

22 12. Sheriff’s Office: Approve facilitator for Inmate Offender

Classes

13. ALCOHOL LICENSE:

First Reading

CVS Pharmacy #8419

4192 Salem Road

Covington, GA 30016

Owner: Georgia CVS Pharmacy, LLC

District Two

14. Final Reading

Ashkish Investments, LLC

(formerly J.J. Quick Stop)

298 Highway 162

Covington, GA 30016

District Five

Alcohol Renewals

15. Texaco Food Mart

3363 Salem Road

Covington, GA 30016

Owner: Guru Arjan, Inc.

District

16. T & H One Stop

14625 Hwy. 36

Covington, GA 30014

Owner: Shaheen Quick, Inc.

District

 17. Commissioner’s Comments

18. Executive Session

19. Adjourn

January Meeting

We are meeting this Thursday evening at 7PM at Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church for our monthly meeting. Our featured speakers will include Karen Handel, U.S. Senate candidate, and 10th Congressional District candidate Mike Collins.

For more information on Karen Handel, please visit her Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/handel.karen

For more information on Mike Collins, please visit his Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/MikeCollinsGA

The Newton Conservative Liberty Alliance is a grassroots group dedicated to America's founding principles of freedom and liberty. We believe in sound, conservative, constitutional governance that holds the taxpayer dollar in the highest regard. We wish to advocate these principles throughout the city of Covington, Newton Co., and the state of Georgia.
We are completely a non-official, organic grassroots group. We desire to effect change primarily through activism and outreach. For more information visit our webpage at: newtonconservativelibertyalliance.blogspot.com/ or our Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/NewtonConservativeLibertyAlliance